Alaska Storm Leaves 20 Missing as Homes Float Away in Delta Villages

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The remnants of Typhoon Halong have devastated Western Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, leaving 20 people unaccounted for in Kwigillingok and forcing families to evacuate as homes were swept off their foundations by record flooding, according to Alaska Public Media. The Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) confirmed Sunday that eight homes in Kipnuk have been pushed off their foundations, while multiple houses in Kwigillingok have floated to different parts of

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